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Featured Series – What Inspires You?
Giving hope after losing voice
The day is etched in her memory. Ms Crystal Goh woke up one morning in April 2011 and could not muster a decipherable word. "It sounded like I was having a very bad sore throat. Like I was being strangled," she said. "People couldn't understand me when I spoke." Her...
Giveaway highlights food waste problem
It was SG Food Rescue's third food wastage awareness drive - an event where they distribute "rescued" food items that are edible but were thrown out by suppliers. About 800kg of food was given away to more than 200 members of the public in two hours from a room at the...
A safe haven for the deaf
Mr Robert Chew's business, Patsfield Services, was hit by several setbacks. The Australian supplier of his company's rides was bought over four years ago by another company which wanted to capture the Singapore kiddy ride market for itself. All 273 of his kiddy rides,...
Brain tumour not stopping boy from living life to the fullest
At just 11 years of age, Javier Lim has been through five major operations to remove a benign but recurring tumour from his brain. Mrs Sharon Lim, Javier's mother, said the operations cost around $20,000 to $30,000 each. Some 85% of all related medical costs are...
Helping disabled and disadvantaged cooks to showcase their skills
Mdm Tay Lee Keng is deaf, and runs the bakery stall at Dignity Kitchen, a social enterprise and hawker training school for disabled and disadvantaged people. The skilled baker, who counts treats like muffins, pineapple tarts and large cookies as part of her...
Polytechnic raising funds to help rebuild villages
Students and staff from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) are raising funds for villagers hit by the recent spate of earthquakes in Lombok, Indonesia. Close to $20,000 has been collected so far in a campus donation drive which started on 6 August, with plans to use the funds...
School bag and stationery gift changed poor boy’s life
During primary school, Veera Sekaran often went to school carrying his textbooks in a paper bag. On rainy days, he would hold the bag close to his chest so it would not tear. Sometimes, when the bag got torn, "I had to look for another bag in the rubbish bin", he...
Inclusivity is top concern among youth here
Inclusivity has emerged as the top issue that young Singaporeans are concerned about, according to an ongoing conversation to engage them on national issues led by the National Youth Council (NYC). The youth of today want society to look beyond identity categories...
Mentors make a difference
Mentorship programmes have come under the spotlight recently. In early July 2018, the Mentoring Alliance was launched, bringing together 11 organisations that aim to grow mentoring schemes for youth. The benefits of having mentors are long-lasting and life-changing,...